Been rumoured for a while so we knew it was coming, but still...Spa
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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT| The Year of the...uh...Platypus?
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Goldrusher
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It's still a rumor.
Journalism at its finest.
brotkasten
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mclaren777
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Definitely the Mercedes. I think its nose looks terrible from every angle. And I actually like the Ferrari quite a bit, which is weird for me to admit.
That's my concern. Sergio would be a fool to sign with Ferrari because he would then be the victim of team orders for his entire contract.
That was incredibly awkward to watch and it felt to me like time moved in slow motion.
I agree 100%. Jenson and Vettel both ruined their own races, not Narain.
Easily the best use of that cardboard cutout picture.
HRT and Marussia don't get very much championship money compared to Caterham ($10 million vs. $35 million). If the payout was split more evenly at the bottom, I don't think HRT and Marussia would be struggling as much as they currently are.
Proof that Merc are blowing the front wing (the two ducts):
Thanks for posting these!
And the winner:
He looks like a pedophile. That is truly creepy!
I was excited at first, but then I realized that this race would be held at Paul Ricard instead of Magny-Cours.
U n i o n 0015
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the article said:
I feel like these two things shouldn't go together.
Spa is easily the best track on the calendar. It'd be a shame for it to become an every-other-year event.
What's even worse is that while the guy on the left is struggling and misses over and over, the guy on the right forgot entirely and only then comes in and takes it off in one move. So dad the guy in the left done it right in 1 move, the guy on the right would have forgotten all about it.
The other thing that bothered me is that as soon as he gets released, he almost smashes into Massa who was stacking with Alonso. From the in camera view you can tell it was so close. Had there been a crash the team would have been penalized for unsafe release no question.
Foliorum Viridum
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Just watched the BBC Forum and DC has really stepped it up this year. Grabbing drivers, asking more questions, etc etc. Really impressive and really highlights how lackluster Sky is.
Wish EJ was there, though
I'm going to watch the GP2 from the weekend now! Hopefully the race will be more exciting than the qualifying.
Wish EJ was there, though
I'm going to watch the GP2 from the weekend now! Hopefully the race will be more exciting than the qualifying.
olore
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Same here. Also his pitstop before that one also went un-smooth, the mechanic who where charged with lifting the rear of the car was slower than a tortoise with the jack.
AndyD: The other/right hand side mechanic also manages to tear the plastic/what it is apart, look at the video
Myoclonic Jerk
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woohooo
Edmond Dantès;36462547 said:
Yes, that is Tamara Ecclestone
LOL, you answered my Q in the spoiler tag..
Thank you, seriously! thank you
faaanx
Congrats!
*baaarrrrfffffff*
not.enough.vodka.in.universe
Pretty much this. Spa and Monaco should be on the calendar for the next 20 years at least.
Myoclonic Jerk
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mini drivers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrHYRCY6D3U&feature=relmfu
That's why Kimi really loves the media http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEI57Ez1arc&feature=related
That's why Kimi really loves the media http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEI57Ez1arc&feature=related
I loved how they interrupted Petrov's dinner.
Just watched the BBC Forum and DC has really stepped it up this year. Grabbing drivers, asking more questions, etc etc. Really impressive and really highlights how lackluster Sky is.
Wish EJ was there, though
I'm going to watch the GP2 from the weekend now! Hopefully the race will be more exciting than the qualifying.
been watching the guy since the 2009 season and he def is a different person right now.
seems like he just gits in that role.
cant wait their full race coverage of china gp
mclaren777
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Just watched the BBC Forum and DC has really stepped it up this year. Grabbing drivers, asking more questions, etc etc. Really impressive and really highlights how lackluster Sky is.
Wish EJ was there, though
I'm going to watch the GP2 from the weekend now! Hopefully the race will be more exciting than the qualifying.
It's not on the iPlayer, is it? Dammit I didn't watch it
Just watched the BBC Forum and DC has really stepped it up this year. Grabbing drivers, asking more questions, etc etc. Really impressive and really highlights how lackluster Sky is.
Wish EJ was there, though
I'm going to watch the GP2 from the weekend now! Hopefully the race will be more exciting than the qualifying.
Sky missed a trick not stealing him from the BBC (Not that I want him to go)
The BBC presenting team is so good compared to the Sky one, it makes me wonder why sky put so much effort into getting all the right commentators, but just seem to settle with crappy presenters they had worked with before
Now the top 10 and who they're obsessed with...
Myoclonic Jerk: Raikkonen
ANDY_098: Racing / Technical
brotkasten: Ferrari?
Edmond Dantès: F1!
Shaneus: Webber
Omiee: Vettel
Psychotext: Red Bull / Button / Vettel
Adamm: Kobayashi / Alonso
SunhiLegend: gifs!
Dilly: Himself!
Fill in the blanks.
I feel left out! I've been busy trying to put together a website and hired a graphic designer etc etc *sniff*
By the way, I love this photo of Perez. It's so honest in emotion:
I think he was with his Mom again (?). She has blonde hair and she's been to quite a few races.
I know if I made F1 my Dad would be like John Button, at every single race.
She is his agent/manager as far as I remember
EDIT: Yep - Her name is Oksana Kosachenko
Yep. She's his manager.
mclaren777
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Are you guys talking about Oksana Kosachenko?
Hahaha whoops!
Just pure practise, nothing much you can do in the way of mechanics for a pit stop. Remember how Red Bull kept boasting for the last two years that they were doing endless amounts of pit stop practise over the season? Yup.
I'm pretty sure LdM had some things to say to the Ferrari pit crew after last years shenanigans.
"It is really unprofessional. For a driver who has achieved so much to take out his frustrations on me just because he is having a difficult year is really sad."
I have to agree but let's move on shall we? I mean Vettel has a great sense of humour and intelligence it seems. I'm going to mark this down as a "slip-up" blown out of proportion. Compared to Schumacher almost killing Rubens in '09 (?) this isn't that big of a deal. But a blemish no less.
Psychotext
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Didn't we do this yesterday? It's the same interview.
Big Takeover
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I think I'll go the other way on this for arguments sake, if no other reason.
If Karthikeyan is going to squeak it into the race by three tenths of 107%, and proceed to drive around five seconds off the pace, he's going to need some thicker skin. Right or wrong, it won't be the last time he'll hear it from a fellow driver this year that's for sure.
If Karthikeyan is going to squeak it into the race by three tenths of 107%, and proceed to drive around five seconds off the pace, he's going to need some thicker skin. Right or wrong, it won't be the last time he'll hear it from a fellow driver this year that's for sure.
frontieruk
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Do you think Karthikeyan would of said anything if Vettel hadn't had his outburst? I'd imagine he's just standing his corner as he's been attacked, if no outburst he'd of just said what he did minus the crybaby comment ie wheel spin beyond his control, he saw it as a racing incident but accepts the stewards decision.
Big Takeover
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I'm sure he wouldn't have. The paced of that car is going to give other competitors fits though. Things are going to be said.
frontieruk
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at least this season they aren't giving them a pass if they don't meet the 107% rule, couple of races last year and the year before they got included and were under the 107% so I don't see much of an outcry, Vettel has been passing those slow cars at the back with no incidents when he's been driving out front, so I don't see how they've suddenly become moving road blocks because he's not got the car he wants (I know he didn't say road block but Karthikeyan has been called that a couple of times in this thread).
Basically Vettel's frustrated and made a poor decision about how he quickly he pulled back onto the racing line, which is going to frustrate him even more, it's going to be a character building season for Vettel, one where we may see more of a less controlled persona.
Edmond Dantès
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Psychotext
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Edmond Dantès
Dantès the White
Send your love, GAF
https://twitter.com/#!/Felipe1Massa
https://twitter.com/#!/Felipe1Massa
I doubt this is true. Felipe has said he does not like Twitter and such.
So far this year has been no different. The only races they've been excluded before have been the first. Later in the season when they've been outside the 107%, they've argued to the stewards that their practice times showed their potential, but that they had problems during qualifying. That's why they've been allowed to race. I think it's been fair most of the time, and I bet we'll be seeing it again this season. The point is not to exclude people that haven't set a lap or otherwise had problems during qualifying, but excluding cars that are more than 7% slower than the fastest man.
RomanticHeroX
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Senna confirmed that as real. I imagine following him will just make it seem more depressing.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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We should send this thread to community. Would be easier to find that way!
brotkasten
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Oh god :lol
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